35. William Appleby, 1811-1870

Handwritten letter signed by William Appleby and addressed to Thomas L. Kane. Dated 9 October 1848.

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Philadelphia Oct 9th 1848

Col. T. L. Kane

Dear Sir.

As I am about leaving town I hereby give you an extract from a letter I received from Bro. Joseph Young at the Bluffs- in regard to the latest news from the Salt Lake &;which is up to about the last of May "The emigrating companies left the Elk Horn River about the first of June. On the 13th of July they were met by a number of teams returning from the Valley, four hundred and nineteen miles from Winter Quarters. They brought Those with the teams brings intelligence from Salt Lake up to the last of May as above stated--that the wheat Crops were good, 8,000 Acres of land were open for curs, and considerable [?]. It [illegible] that the crickets [?] partially destroy the wheat Crop. But the Gulls came in flocks and ate up the crickets The Indians have taken 7 head of cattle during the last winter Promises were scarce in the Valley, but the wheat harvest no doubt would supply them &c.;The health of the people here is good no sickness to any amount &c.;

Br Woodruff tenders his Kind regards to you. If either receive any news that is of importance, r we thing will be interesting to you we will duly inform you. I tarry to take charge &c;of the Churches in the States of New Jersey, Pennsylvania &;Delaware, Elder Woodruff goes east--

In haste, receive my [?]

W J Appleby